Civil war stories book

Best of all, the stories are told by the people who lived them. This is a broad library containing novels like the red badge of courage and uncle toms cabin, civil war stories by ambrose pierce, ppems from julia ward howe and emily dickison, and historical documents including the emancipation proclamation, and. Also, this site is intended as a place for you to share your favorite civil war story with our readers. The american civil war, remembered by those who were there. This, king rama iv felt, was a tragedy and one that needed to be righted as soon as possible. Newspaperman, shortstory writer, poet, and satirist, ambrose bierce 1842 1914 is one of the most striking and unusual literary figures. Civil war stories to read instead of gone with the wind. Before the war, king rama iv of siam found out that the us did not have elephants. War stories is an outstanding new book, full of amazing stories from the civil war. Relying heavily on his own experiences of the war, he describes the darker side of human nature in grim, unflinching narratives.

Civil war stories dover thrift editions 0800759280384. This is my favorite in a genre full of powerful stories. Although i have read a number of civil war books, i think this is the first that was written by a veteran of that war. This is a nonfiction book which uses books written by authors from the period, both north and south, unusual figures such as a spy who no one knew was female until they were preparing him for burial.

When the civil war began, rama iv jumped on the opportunity. The seventeen us civil war stories collected here are some of the best examples of bierces fiction. His book the devils dictionary was named as one of the. Also the world of the black and not only the slaves. Ambrose gwinnett bierce was an american short story writer, journalist, poet, and civil war veteran. Mcpherson, civil war on sunday by mary pope osborne, the. Some of them take place on georgia battlefields that the author fought at like chickamauga, resaca, and kennesaw mountain, making them of even more interest to me. In the course of his study, he has come across many amazing stories written by people who lived during the war, and he was inspired to collect some of the best into a book. The girls of gettysburg by bobbi miller, fields of fury by james m. There were several soldiers who fit that mold here, too. Civil war is a 20062007 marvel comics crossover storyline consisting of a sevenissue limited series of the same name written by mark millar and penciled by steve mcniven, and various other tiein books published by marvel at the time. A new book examines why gone with the wind dominates popular memory of the civil warand which forgotten war stories are worth remembering subscribe coronavirus brief. These ten stories of the civil war give us the experience of joining a coachload of whores left on a siding during a battle in virginia.

This slim book contains, as the title suggests, short stories about the american civil war, several of which appear to be memoirs rather than fiction. A collection of short stories, books, essays, speeches, letters, and poems that concern themselves with the american civil war 1861 1865. The storyline builds upon the events that developed in previous marvel storylines, particularly. He wrote to abraham lincoln, offering to send him as many war elephants as he required. The american civil war, remembered by those who were there kindle edition by weaver, mark. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading war stories. In any event, here are a dozen books that, for me, tell the story of the civil war with literary elegance, intellectual gusto and enormous flair. Bierces stories are part civil war ultrarealism, like the red badge of courage, and part twilight zone. This is a broad library containing novels like the red badge of courage and uncle toms cabin, civil war stories by ambrose pierce, ppems from julia ward howe and emily dickison, and historical documents including the emancipation proclamation, and lincolns gettysburg address. Ive created a list of 15 books youve never heard of that will alter your worldview and help you excel at your career. By the end, 625,000 people had diedmore american casualties than world. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Men raised their weapons against their countrymen, and they slaughtered one another in one of the most violent and devastating conflicts in us history.